Al-aasi yilʼazzab
1 Wa khalaas, Alifaaz al-min balad Teemaan chaal al-kalaam wa gaal :
2 Hal al-hakiim yurudd be ilim
al-jaayi min al-riih walla ?
Wa yanfukh batnah
be riih al-sabaah walla ?
3 Hu yidaafiʼ le nafsah be kalaam ma mufiid
wa be hije al-ma indah faayde.
4 Inta zaatak battalt makhaafat al-Rabb
wa tallaft al-ibaada giddaamah.
5 Achaan khataak lazza khachmak yikallim
wa inta hajjeet be lisaan al-najaada.
6 Wa khachmak bas sawwaak khaati, ma ana !
Wa lisaanak bas chahad foogak !

7 Inta awwal naadum wildook walla ?
Inta jiit fi l-dunya gabul al-jibaal walla ?
8 Hal simiʼt sirr al-Rabb walla ?
Hal chilt al-hikma leek inta wiheedak walla ?
9 Chunu al-inta taʼarfah
wa aniina ma naʼarfuuh ?
Chunu al-inta fihimtah
wa aniina ma fihimnaah ?
10 Fi usutna, fiyah naas
suufhum abyad wa chiyyaab
wa siniinhum ziyaada min siniin abuuk !
11 Sabbiriin al-Rabb chiyya leek walla ?
Wa hannisiinna chiyya leek walla ?
12 Maala galbak yiwaddirak
wa l-zaʼal yinchaaf fi uyuunak ?
13 Maala tiwajjih khadabak le l-Rabb
wa tamrug al-kalaam da min khachmak ?

14 Chunu Bani Adam,
lahaddi yuguul hu saafi ?
Hu al-wildatah mara,
lahaddi yuguul hu saalih ?
15 Al-Rabb ma yiʼaamin malaaʼikatah
wa l-samaawaat kula giddaamah ma saafiyiin.
16 Kan misil da, kikkeef al-insaan
al-yisawwi al-haraam wa l-rachwa
yabga saafi,
hu al-yichiif al-fasaala hayne leyah
misil charaab almi ?

17 Ana nikhabbirak, asmaʼni !
Wa l-ana chiftah, niʼooriik beyah.
18 Al-hakiimiin kallamo
wa ma labbado al-cheyy al-jaayi min juduudhum.
19 Leehum humman bas,
antaahum al-balad
wa abadan ajnabi ma dakhal
fi usuthum.
20 Daahu al-aasi yilʼazzab
fi kulla muddit hayaatah.
Aywa, siniin siid al-unuf
mahsuubiin.
21 Udneeyah yasmaʼo hiss mukhiif
wa fi wakt al-salaam bas,
al-mukharrib yaji leyah.
22 Al-aasi ma yisaddig kadar yamrug min al-dalaam,
wa l-seef gaaʼid yiraakhibah.
23 Hu yabga maʼaach le l-suguura
wa yaʼarif kharaabah muʼakkad fi yoom al-dalaam.
24 Al-diige wa l-taʼab yabhatooh wa yakhlubuuh
misil malik yakhlib udwaanah.
25 Achaan hu dagga sadrah le l-Rabb.
Aywa ! Gamma didd al-Gaadir.
26 Hu gawwa raasah wa jara aleyah,
be daragatah al-takhiine.
27 Achaan chuduugah waarmiin min al-chaham
wa sulbah bigi ariid wa samiin.
28 Hu sakan fi mudun al-mudammariin
aywa, fi buyuut al-kharbaaniin
al-gariib yabgo koom hana turaab.
29 Wa laakin hu ma yakhna
wa khunaayah ma yitawwil
wa maalah ma yiziid fi l-ard.
30 Hu ma yamrug min al-dalaam
wa ambalbaala tiyabbis bizirtah
wa riih al-Rabb tichiilah.
31 Khalli ma yiʼaamin be l-kidib,
hu al-yukhuchch nafsah,
achaan al-kidib yabga maahiiytah.
32 Wa da yilhaggag
gabul ma yikammulu ayyaamah.
Hu misil chadara al-firiʼha
abadan ma yikhaddir.
33 Wa hu misil chadarat inab
al-yidaffugu iyaalha khudur
wa misil chadarat zaytuun
al-nuwwaarha yidaffig.
34 Aywa, mujtamaʼ al-kuffaar
ma yijiibu iyaal
wa l-naar taakul khiyam
siyaad al-rachwa.
35 Al-yakhlab be l-taʼab yijiib al-charr
wa yalda al-khachch.
FARE JANNA GE AYUBA MA NE NA KAAM MA NE GE NDWARA AZI
Naa ge sone ma ɓur uzi ne yál zi to
Elifaz
1 Elifaz, ndu ge suwal Teman ne he fare, jan go:
2 Ndu ge zwama jan fare se saam zi baŋ go yayak ɗaa?
Gwan ne fare janna lwagar baŋ go lalabak ɗaa?
3 Ɗaŋge tene pe da ne fare ge be mbarra to ma ɗaa?
Ko ne fare janna ge suwar zi baŋ go yayak ma ɗaa?
4 Mo ɗe, mo gwan sya Dok vo to,
Mo besere fare ge Dok ne.
5 A ya̰l ge mo ne e mo kare fare mbe go ne,
mo he ka̰l ge naa ge on son ma ne.
6 A fare ge ne ndage ne mo wak zi wan mo ne fare ne, a be mbi to,
a mo fare janna ma sḛ wan mo ne fare ne.
7 A mo, mo e pe tolla ya dunya zi ne ɗaa?
Mo tó njal ma ndwara zḛ ɗaa?
8 Mo za̰ fare ɗimil ge Dok ne ɗaa?
A mo ne zwama ne ɗeŋgo ɗaa?
9 A ma kaŋ ge mo ne kwa na ɗo, i ba kwa na to ɗaa?
A ma kaŋ ge mo ne wan na pe ɗo, i ba wan na pe to ɗaa?
10 Ge i buwal zi, naa ga̰l, naa ge sabar ma
ge a ne waɗe mo bá ne dam ma ya go.
11 Mo ndil iyalla ge Dok ne iyal mo laar a̰me pe ne to ɗaa?
I fare janna ge suul lwalwagat ma mo ndil nama kaŋ baŋ ɗaa?
12 Mo te ɗa̰y tene ne fare go gyana ɗaa?
Mo te kyat i go gyana ɗaa?
13 Mo te jan Dok fare ne pore go gyana ɗaa?
Mo te ndage fare ge sone ma janna ne mo wak zi gyana ɗaa?
14 Ndu dasana te ke gyana ba kat mbegeya ɗaa?
Ndu ge ne tó ne ndu gwale zi, ke gyana ba kat dosol ɗaa ?
15 Dok sḛ ne na pala hon fareba na naa ge temel ge mbegeya ma pal to,
Pḭr sḛ ne digi no puy ɗe, a yaɗat na ndwara zi to .
16 Ma̰ ba kat gyana ne ndu dasana ge ne mbya senna, kaŋ ge hubul mbe no,
na ge ne ke sone dimma ne naa ne njot mam baŋ go ɗaa?

17 Za̰ mbi gale, mbi wa̰ mo fare pe,
mbi jya̰ mo kaŋ ge mbi ne kwa.
18 Fare ge naa ge zwama ma ne waage na,
dimma ne a ne ame na ne bama bá ma tok go go, a be woy a̰me to.
19 A ho̰ suwal mbe nama ɗeŋgo,
hir ge ɗogle a̰me be kat nama buwal zi to.
20 Dam ma mwaɗak, ndu ge sone kat iigiya zi,
ndu ge birtiŋ dam ma isiya.
21 Lulu ge ne hon naa vo kat eya na togor zi,
halas zi, naa ge pál naa kaŋ ma mbo det na.
22 Na sḛ da ne kwarra go na ndage ne tṵ zi uzi to,
ne da pe, kasagar huli na ya go.
23 Na sḛ gá boge ma kaŋzam,
kwa kwa go, na burmiya ga gwa.
24 Kḭḭmi ma ne laar pisil hon na vo ya go,
dimma ne gan ne nṵsi tene det pore go.
25 Ago na sḛ pili tene ne Dok,
ŋgay tene ne Bage pool pet.
26 Ne na ɓiyaar ge dṵṵl na pal,
so̰ na pala ya ndwara det Dok.
27 Na ndwara hatɗa kwaya̰l yorbab
Sonna ndwandwap.
28 Amma na sḛ mbo kat suwal ge ne gá se pṵṵl baŋ go,
ge yàl ge ndu ne na diŋ to go,
ge ne ɓyare gul uzi go.
29 Na sḛ mbo hat gan to bat,
na kaŋ gan ma mbo wan na tok go to bat,
Na kaŋ ɓolla ma mbo ser se suwar pal to bat.
30 Mbo ɓur ne tṵ zi ya zum to,
ol mbo til na tok ma dimma ne uwara go,
o̰yom ge Dok ne mbo yan na uzi ya.
31 E na jobreya kaŋ ge be hamba to ma pal,
ago na sḛ mbo ɓol potɗa kaŋ ge be hamba to.
32 Kaŋ mbe ma no, nama wak mbo wi na dam siya ndwara zḛ,
na tok ma mbo gwan ɗufi to bat.
33 Mbo kat dimma ne oyo̰r ge ne kan na vya ma uzi twagal go,
ko dimma ne uwara olive ne kan na wak ɓoyya ma uzi go.
34 Hir ge naa ge be kwa Dok to ma ne ban gisil,
ol til naa ge ne vin wak lwaɗeya ma yàl ma til uzi.
35 Ndu ge ne in sone emel, tol ya̰l.
Kaŋ ge na sḛ ne nṵsi na ne na dulwak zi mbo boge na.